Watching Baseball by Jerry Remy
In 1901 the United States Senate, inspired by the City Beautiful movement of the late nineteenth century, appointed a commission to formulate a new architectural plan for the development of the nation's capital. Under the leadership of Senator James McMillan of Michigan, the Senate Park Commission brought together three of the country's leading architects and urban planners--Daniel H. Burnham, the former director of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago; landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.; and architect Charles F. McKim as well as sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens. During a ten-month period that included a six-week tour of European cities, the McMillan Commission drafted a plan aimed at making Washington one of the most beautiful capitals in the world by redesigning its monumental core and creating new parklands on reclaimed land. The plan called for relandscaping the Mall; creating dramatic sites for memorials west and south of the Washington Monument; consolidating railway lines and clearing slums; designing a coordinated municipal office complex in the triangle formed by Pennsylvania Avenue, 15th Street, and the Mall; and establishing a comprehensive recreation and park system around the city.In this book, distinguished scholars from a variety of fields reconstruct the story of the 1901 plan for Washington, D.C. They discuss the events leading up to the formation of the Senate Park Commission, the political setting in which it embarked on its work, the decision-making process that led to its final recommendations, and the early years of its implementation. More than 100 photographs and maps complement the text, illustrating why the McMillan Plan quickly became a benchmark for modern urban design and triggered a national city-planning movement. In addition to the volume editors, contributors include Dana G. Dalrymple, Timothy Davis, Kurt G. F. Helfrich, Jon A. Peterson, and Tony P. Wrenn.
Jerry Remy is an extraordinary broadcaster with an intimate knowledge of baseball that comes from more than a decade as a major league player and more than 2,200 games as the voice of the Boston Red Sox. He hosts the popular Web site theremyreport.com and the Jerry Remy chat room on Yahoo. In fall 2007, after a debate with other candidates that was moderated by Tim Russert, he became the first president of Red Sox Nation--which has millions of fans in New England and beyond. His previous book, also written with Corey Sandler, is Watching Baseball (Globe Pequot).
Corey Sandler is a lifelong baseball fan and the author or coauthor of more than 125 books, including Watching Baseball (Globe Pequot) with Jerry Remy.
Corey Sandler is a lifelong baseball fan and the author or coauthor of more than 125 books, including Watching Baseball (Globe Pequot) with Jerry Remy.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780762740734 |
| ISBN 10 | 0762740736 |
| Title | Watching Baseball |
| Author | Jerry Remy |
| Series | Watching Baseball: Discovering The Game Within The Game |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2006-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 382 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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